Labour force participation in Uruguay
The ILO estimates that 65.0% of people aged 15 and over in Uruguay were in the labour force in 2025.
Uruguay, 2025
65.0%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
59th of 181
Labour force participation in Uruguay over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.0% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 65.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 64.9%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Uruguay has the 59th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Uruguay
All statistics for Uruguay
Women's labour force participation
57.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
60.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
7.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
25.1%
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Employment in agriculture
8.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
18.8%
2025 · World Bank